Author's comments:
Hello there. This is my first ever fanfic I have ever created. I started writing this one day when I was sick and while I was watching some Life is Strange videos. I felt in love with the game and even started a collection. I never thought myself as a writer but Life is Strange has sparked a lot of ideas in my mind that I couldn't help writing them down and starting a fanfiction story. Please be aware that English wasn't my strongest skill in High School and any similarities to any other fanfic is purely coincidental. I will take ideas from other games and movies and mix it up with the Life is Strange universe. Inspirations: Life is Strange, Half Life, Star Wars, anime (DragonBall Super and others), Back to the Future,and own imagination. So this fic will be a DBZ+anime+sci fi inspired fic so if you like those you might like this story. If you don't, then you might not like it. I really hope you enjoy regardless. Any comments/suggestions/questions/criticism please free to contact me. This story is crazy and has a lot of things are going on. Can Max save the world?
Is this Pricefield? Yes...for the most part :)
CHAPTER 1
Friday October 18, 2013
"Rise and shine Miss Caulfield...Rise and shine..."
Max hears a strange unknown man's voice quietly speaking to her. An eerie deep voice she has never heard before, similar to Mr. Jefferson's but it's not his voice. Max begins seeing flashbacks of the events that took place recently. She sees Chloe and Nathan at the bathroom, Kate at the roof, Chloe and her investigating Rachel's disappearance,Chloe and her digging up Rachel's body,and Mr. Jefferson shooting Chloe. As more flashbacks are shown, Max hears the man's voice again..
"It seems that..your friends...your family...the world... needs your help again. You accomplished so much last time..who knows what you can accomplish this time around..."
The flashbacks come to an end at the lighthouse where Chloe and Max are discussing whether Max will make the ultimate sacrifice.
"So wake up Miss Caulfield...it's your time to shine again..."
As soon as the man voice vanishes from Max's mind, she hears a familiar voice shouting her name. It's Chloe shouting her name.
"MAX!"
"CHLOE!" Max shouts as she wakes up from the apparent dream or vision. She looks around and wonders where she's at. This isn't her room or Chloe's room or anywhere she has ever been before.
W-what happened? Where am I ? Who was that voice I heard speaking to me?
As Max asks these questions to herself,she looks around and realizes that she's in a hospital room. She is hooked up to medical equipment and dressed in a hospital gown. It is day time. She realizes that she's not in any pain whatsoever nor sees any visible injuries to herself.
I'm in a hospital? What happened? Where's Chloe? Oh god..what the hell happened? I don't remember anything! The last thing I remember is..Chloe..asking me to go back in time..and letting her die in the bathroom. We thought that this would save everybody and prevent the tornado. So..did I went back? Did I went back in time? Did it work? Fuck I-don't remember!
Max grabs her head and tries her best to remember what happened. A nurse comes in the room after hearing the shout from Max.
"Oh thanks heavens you finally woken up Maxine. I will tell your doctor right now about this. He will be so happy to hear that you woke up. I heard a shout from your room and I came right over. How do you feel? Are you OK? My name is Jennifer, your nurse."
Max turns around to see the nurse. A Latina woman nurse with black curly hair who is probably in her mid 30's.
"Nurse..where am I? What happened to me? Where's Chloe...my friend?" Max asks the nurse quietly.
The Nurse smiles and says "You're in the hospital sweetie. Fairchild Medical Center. We don't know what happened to you actually. You were found in the forest by a rescue team. You have been asleep all this time and we aren't exactly sure why. Sorry, I don't know who you are referring to. You were found alone with just a few items with you."
What? Rescue team? Forest? Alone? How..how...can this be? So did the tornado hit Arcadia Bay?
"Oh no...Did anything happened to my town Arcadia Bay?"
The nurse nods and responds with "Oh yes, you're from Arcadia Bay right? We found your school ID from Blackwell Academy. Oh sweetie I don't know how to put this...but your town is gone. In fact, all cities and towns near it has been completely destroyed. Tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, you name it. All of that happened at once and it seems like it's spreading throughout the world. Some say it's the apocalypse."
So the storm did hit Arcadia Bay. So I must have not gone back in time. I must have chosen to keep Chloe and let everybody die. Well... maybe I did went back but doing that made everything worse. Jesus! I need to get out of here and find out what happened. I need to find Chloe.
"Nurse..when can I leave? I don't know what I had but I feel much better now. I don't feel any pain or feel sick at all."
"Your doctor must clear you before you can leave Maxine. You need to be evaluated before you can safely leave."
"Nurse I'm perfectly fine. I really need to know what happened to my friend Chloe. That's all I care about right now." Max's tone changes into a bitter tone.
"Sorry Max...I can't let that happen right now. I will call Dr. E to check on you and you can ask him that once you see him. I will gather your belongings in the meantime and come back shortly."
The nurse leaves the room. Max is frustrated but decides to use this waiting time to try to remember what happened after the lighthouse discussion.
My powers have caused so much destruction and death...I'm responsible for the deaths of thousands if not millions of lives. No! Fuck that thought! I never chose to have these powers. I always used them for good intentions. How can my power be so insignificant to save one life yet so significant to kill the lives of many? No...there's must be something more going on. There must be!
A doctor with another nurse comes in Max's room. His name tag says Dr. Ernsberger. An older looking doctor probably in his 60's and 70's. He stands beside Max.
"Hello Maxine. It's good to see you awake. You have us quite puzzled by your condition. We never seen a case like yours. It seems you were dead but alive at the same time and you haven't responded to any of our treatments."
"Doctor..." Max struggles on trying to pronounce the doctor's name.
"Just call me Dr. E, Maxine."
"OK. Call me Max. Look, I don't know how I got here and why I was just asleep for no reason. I feel just fine and I don't feel any pain now. I'm really worried about my friend and what happened to my town. I need to get out of here and find out. I think I may have amnesia but that's about it and I'm sure it will go away soon."
The doctor shakes his head, disagreeing with Max. "I understand that you don't feel any pain right now but I'm worried that you might go back to your sleep state at anytime. We need to run some diagnostic testing before we can safely let you go. I understand you wanting to know what happened to your friends however, Max, your entire town was wiped away. There are no known survivors from that town or any nearby town...except for you. We don't know you did it but you were found hundreds of miles away in Klamath National Forest by a rescue team who brought you here for medical treatment. If your friends were anywhere near Arcadia Bay, they are probably gone. I'm so sorry to tell you this."
Max starts to break down and starts to feel miserable as tears are flowing down her yes. The doctor and nurses puts their hands on Max to comfort her.
So..Chloe AND Arcadia Bay were destroyed? Oh no...my powers can't fix shit! Is this all my fault? No! Stop it Max. Just remember what Chloe said. Why is this all happening then? Am I not the cause of what is happening? Were we wrong?
Doctor notices her tears and says "Here are some tissues. I will let you rest and take it easy for a bit before we start any testing. I believe Jennifer is gathering your belongings. If you need me just call for a nurse." The doctor and the nurse leave the room. Max continues to cry and break down.
Why me? I was just a 18 year old studying photography. Why did it all happened to me? What did I do to deserve this? My best friend and a lot of my friends are gone. Just like that. Dammit! I can't let this happen. I can't let Chloe and the others just die like that. I was given these powers for a reason. Oh god...do I even have my powers anymore?
Max looks at her right hand and arm and attempts to rewind time but as she is trying to do that, Jennifer the nurse returns to her room with Max's backpack.
"Oh hello again Max. Here are your belongings. This is all they found with you. Your backpack with your school id, a journal, a destroyed camera, and this picture. The nurse gives and shows Max her belongings one by one. Max stares right into the picture given to her.
It can't be! It's the butterfly picture I took in the bathroom! The photo that started everything. I can use this to go back in time again...If I can...just like Chloe told me to do.
Max, all of a sudden, develops a massive headache and she exclaims pains then passes out .The nurse rushes out of the room to get the doctor's attention.
Max opens her eyes and realizes she's back at the cliff with Chloe, the last event she remembers. Max wants to hug Chloe and tell her what happened. However, she notices that she can't control herself. She can't say or do anything that doesn't remember. She can read her thoughts but also the thoughts of what she thought at the particular time as well. She realizes she is somehow in her own memories. She sees Chloe handing her the butterfly picture.
"Max...it's time."
IF YOU SACRIFICED CHLOE PROCEED WITH CHAPTER 2. OTHERWISE SKIP TO CHAPTER 3 IF YOU SACRIFICED ARCADIA BAY. YOU CAN READ BOTH CHAPTERS THOUGH IF YOU WANT! :D